plant care & mindfulness
Full sun houseplants thrive on lots of bright light and heat! While many plants love plenty of bright indirect light, not many plants enjoy actual direct light. The difference between bright indirect and direct light can be confusing, however it is quite simple to understand; A …
Windowsill plants are very particular plants because they need to meet very specific requirements. First of all, these plants need to thrive in plenty of bright light. Furthermore, if your kitchen window is facing West, then you’ll need plants that love the heat and direct …
Plant styling is not just about taste and pretty plants and pots. There are a few critical aspects, (or steps, if you want to look at them in order of importance), to consider if you want to be successful with plant styling. So, before you start shopping …
Small indoor plants that actually remain small for a long time, without growing too big, too fast, (and are easy to maintain!), are a limited selection. In-fact, there aren’t that many tiny plants that remain tiny for a while without overgrowing their pots, or loosing …
As of today, August 17 2022, there are 98 plants in our home. They are not 98 different species. There are 57 different species for a total of 98 plants. I have duplicates, (or even more), of certain species I love. But this blog is …
Propagating houseplants is easy! Some plants are easier to propagate than others. I am here to tell you which plants are the easiest to propagate at home and how to do it properly. But let’s start from the basics. Propagating plants means making new plants …
Indoor plants that grow in water are different from water plants, or aquatic plants. It’s important to understand the difference. Indoor plants that grow in water are houseplants that in nature grow in soil. However, some of these plants can also successfully grow in water; …
Staghorn Fern Care is not as hard as it seems. Don’t be intimidated by all the beautiful pictures of Staghorn Ferns mounted on wood boards you have seen on Pinterest, thinking that’s too pretty for you to keep alive! Staghorn Ferns can be pretty low …
The Bird’s Nest Fern is a striking low maintenance Fern that is actually quite easy to grow indoors. Native to tropical Southeastern Asia, Eastern Australia, Hawaii, Polynesia, Christmas Island, India, and Eastern Africa, the Nidus Asplenium is an epiphytic plant. As an epiphytes, it grows …
Why are we even talking about plant trends for 2022? Is there such a thing as plant trends? Yes, there is. Want to know why? Because we are spending more time at home, or at least my kids and I are!! Between required isolation times, …
